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Filipino Brides: Slaves or Marriage Partners?
Author(s) -
Watkins David
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1982.tb00725.x
Subject(s) - project commissioning , publishing , phenomenon , gender studies , personality , sociology , arranged marriage , criminology , psychology , social psychology , political science , law , physics , quantum mechanics
The phenomenon of the increasing number of Filipino girls marrying Australian men is described. The literature and some new data on the status and role of women in Filipino society and Filipino values and personality are then reviewed. It is concluded that Filipino brides are likely to be well educated, timid, modest, and family oriented. However, they may well have had little domestic experience and are unlikely to take kindly to being treated as ‘meek, obedient slaves’. In fact they are capable of making life very uncomfortable for husbands who do not treat them with respect. Some suggestions for future research are also outlined.